Quill stem with wee bit of rise
05-23-22, 09:56 AM
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Quill stem with wee bit of rise
Has anyone made a quill stem with just a little bit of rise, thinking between the ground-parallelish 72° and the square 90°/0°. I've seen it with threadless stems, but my Googling has come up short with quills.
For example about the angle used on these:
https://www.chapmancycles.com/2014/1...50b-city-bike/
and
https://www.fern-fahrraeder.de/arbei...transportation
Thanks!
For example about the angle used on these:
https://www.chapmancycles.com/2014/1...50b-city-bike/
and
https://www.fern-fahrraeder.de/arbei...transportation
Thanks!
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05-23-22, 10:03 AM
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Nitto "Dynamic 2" (different from just the "Dynamic") or the Nitto MT-11 might be what you want.
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05-23-22, 10:06 AM
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I do not believe you will find a quill stem with the angle you are looking for. I have used and really like the Technomic II stem as it moves things up just a bit.
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Mid 90s several companies offered a 90deg quil stem as that was how Big Mig Indurain liked them. Once he faded from prominence, they disappeared.
05-23-22, 10:45 AM
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Thanks, I'm afraid you're probably right. My search is completely for aesthetic reasons though. The hope is to find one ~80° to run parallel with a comfortably small downward angle for swept back bars.
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Ritchey used to make one; it came standard on Bridgestone RB-1s circa 1992-93. It is almost exactly the same rise as what you pictured. Here is a drawing of the RB-1 from Bridgestones' 1993 catalog that shows it. What the drawing does not show is that it is TIG-welded, not cast. It also has a kind of short riser - maybe a hair shorter than old school Cinellis or 3ttts, although the slight rise may make up for that. I've never had occasion to compare them side-by-side so I don't know. In any event, this is no long-riser Technomic.
I have one knocking about in my basement somewhere if you're interested. (It was on my long-gone1992 RB-1, so keep in mind that it is 30 years old by now and I haven't had it on a bike in at least 20 years.) I think it's about 120mm reach, but I am by no means certain. I even think I know what incredibly disorganized box it's in . . . .
I have one knocking about in my basement somewhere if you're interested. (It was on my long-gone1992 RB-1, so keep in mind that it is 30 years old by now and I haven't had it on a bike in at least 20 years.) I think it's about 120mm reach, but I am by no means certain. I even think I know what incredibly disorganized box it's in . . . .
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05-23-22, 11:11 AM
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Ritchey used to make one; it came standard on Bridgestone RB-1s circa 1992-93. It is almost exactly the same rise as what you pictured. Here is a drawing of the RB-1 from Bridgestones' 1993 catalog that shows it. What the drawing does not show is that it is TIG-welded, not cast. It also has a kind of short riser - maybe a hair shorter than old school Cinellis or 3ttts, although the slight rise may make up for that. I've never had occasion to compare them side-by-side so I don't know. In any event, this is no long-riser Technomic.
I have one knocking about in my basement somewhere if you're interested. (It was on my long-gone1992 RB-1, so keep in mind that it is 30 years old by now and I haven't had it on a bike in at least 20 years.) I think it's about 120mm reach, but I am by no means certain. I even think I know what incredibly disorganized box it's in . . . .
I have one knocking about in my basement somewhere if you're interested. (It was on my long-gone1992 RB-1, so keep in mind that it is 30 years old by now and I haven't had it on a bike in at least 20 years.) I think it's about 120mm reach, but I am by no means certain. I even think I know what incredibly disorganized box it's in . . . .
Nice, thanks for the tip. 120mm will be a little long for my purposes, but if you see it and it's in the ~90–100mm range I would definitely be interested.
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You could get close to what you want with a threadless adapter and 6 degree stem from Velo Orange. Personally, I don't like the look of adapters, but VO pairs their stems and adapters for a unified polished look that isn't awful.
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Assuming you've already checked with Velo-Orange and Rivendell, but just in case...
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Is this Nitto stem on my John Clay in the ballpark? I think I got it from Boulder Bike.
05-23-22, 01:55 PM
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Assuming you've already checked with Velo-Orange and Rivendell, but just in case...
Here's the FW33 if anyone's interested (https://global.bluelug.com/nitto-fw3...stem-dull.html)
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